Walking tour through the Historic Neighborhood

Your professional guide, registered with the Ministry of Tourism, will meet you at Plaza Mayor in Colonia del Sacramento’s Historic Quarter to kick off a unique experience. During the tour, you will discover the main historical and cultural attractions of the Southern Quarter, declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site. You will walk through its charming cobblestone streets, surrounded by colonial architecture, and learn stories that marked the identity of the city. Explore iconic landmarks such as the iconic Calle de los Sigurs, the ancient stone wall, the Puerta de Campo and the Cologne Lighthouse. There will also be time to take pictures in the most picturesque and memorable corners of the neighborhood. As an additional experience, you can pre-coordinate a mate tasting during the tour, to learn more about this tradition so representative of Uruguayan culture.

Portuguese stone construction that was used as protection from 1745.

Lighthouse built in 1857 to avoid shipwrecks, still in function and is also an attraction for tourism and can be visited

Typical Portuguese street that teaches us human history and perfect corners for a photograph

Basilica built in 1697 with different reconstructions, currently baptisms, weddings and masses are performed there